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"Li from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.

In Florida, a big win for Democratic Socialist State Representative Angie Nixon, who beat Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman, who outraised her by 16 to 1. And Pierce Ashley Lopez has more. Nixon will be running against Republican Senator Ashley Moody, an incumbent who was endorsed by President Trump.

And moving forward, a big question is how Nixon positions herself as she tries to get votes from, you know, broader electorate in a red state, and she ran on a lot of progressive ideas like Medicare for All, Universal Child Care, and Raising Taxes on Billionaires.

She also joined the Democratic Socialist of America, but was never endorsed by the group.

And Pierce Ashley Lopez, meanwhile Florida could elect its first black governor, Republican Representative Byron Donalds, who is back by President Trump, easily won his GOP primary race for governor, he'll face Democrat David Jolly, a former Republican, and in Alaska's

key Senate race, former Congresswoman Mary Peltolla, and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan,

have advanced to the November ballot. It doesn't Republican-led states are appealing the latest court order, the Blacks President Trump's efforts to limit mail-in voting for this false mid-terms, and Pierce Hansel O'Wang has more. Alabama, Florida, Indiana, and Missouri are among the 12 states to appeal the latest ruling

by a federal judge, the ruling bans a U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Trump's directives in every state. The judge found that Trump's order likely oversteps the president's authority under the Constitution, and increases confusion among voters. Trump's order calls for U.S. P.S., which is a financial supporter of NPR, to get lists

of eligible voters from states and deliver mail-in ballots only to people on those lists. Trump himself has voted by mail in Florida. The appeal by Republican-led states comes as the weight continues for the Supreme Court

to weigh in on an earlier ruling, the Blacks' U.S. P.S. from working on Trump's order in

only the 23-mainly Democratic-Lets states plus Washington, D.C. that sued. Hansel O'Wang and Fierre News. Liberia's government says it's agreed to a deal with the Trump administration to accept

more than 1,000-third country deportees from the U.S., official say the first group will

arrive in the Afghan nation this week as Empire's dual-right reports. Liberia's information minister says up to 1,200-third country migrants will be deported from the U.S. to Liberia under the agreement. He said all deportees will arrive in Liberia within a year, with the first batch of 20 deportees expected to arrive in the country tomorrow.

The agreement is one of the largest third-country deportation deals signed by the Trump administration since the start of its immigration crackdown. It is unclear what Liberia would get in return for the deal, but the U.S. Senate report published in February found that the Trump administration has paid foreign governments,

meaning with poor human rights records, up to 32 million dollars, to accept third-country

migrants. Jewelbright, and P.R. News, Legos. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The first full day of testimony at the trial of Duane Davis, the one-time gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, had some emotional moments as defutterment

reports from Las Vegas. Serious were told details of Tupac Shakur's fatal injuries. "He died of gunshot wounds of chest and abdomen." Dr. Lisa Gavin, a forensic pathologist, testified, but when graphic autopsy pictures were shown, members of Shakur's family left the courtroom.

Later in the day, one witness tried to avoid answering questions. James McDonald, a former bunny guard, for Shakur's record label, said he wanted to put this part of his life behind him.

"I'm raising my grandkids teaching him, never to be like they proper, and here I am explaining

to people what I used to be, and I'm not proud of that." He was able to cite step questions which he said might hurt during Davis. For NPR News, I'm Steve Fuderman, in Las Vegas. Amazon says it plans to expand the number of cities it will deliver packages to by drone. The company says it's expanding the airborne shipping of smaller, lightweight packages

to suburban areas in nearly 500 cities, including Shakago, Atlanta, and Cleveland. Amazon says customers could get the packages delivered in about half hour. That intensifies the battle between Amazon and Walmart, on which company can deliver products the fastest with both of them relying on a mix of drivers and drones. You as features contracts are trading in mixed territory this hour, I'm Janine Herbst and PR News in Washington.

This week on Sharp Wave, you are what you eat may not be a phrase you associate with your mental health, but one in three people have insulin resistance in our country, and if you have insulin resistance, you are double the likelihood of developing major depression. We explore the link between your body and your brain.

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